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Topic: Anyone Still Using an 09 Vango Icarus 500

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keicar

20/6/2013 at 12:44am
Location: Gloucester
Outfit: Vango Icarus 300 500 Omega 350

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Off to Cornwall next week in our 09 Vango Icarus 500 (which I believe was the first) its looking faded and well used with a few strips of Tenacious covering some mishaps, and 7 or so new poles!

Bar 12 hours of continuous heavy rain in Snowdonia its never leaked and has done us proud for the estimated 50 or so nights we have spent in it. Its an excellent tent, anyone any idea as to how much longer it may last? Really don't want to get rid of it, some happy memories and no worries about getting it grubby!

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Fairywings75781

20/6/2013 at 11:16am
Location: Cambridgeshire
Outfit: Vango Eclipse 600 Airbeam

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I have a 2010 version but only started using it in 2011.

If the tent is not leaking why get rid of it?

I use our Icarus when I go away alone with with two children as it's a tent I can manage to put up myself. Mine is also looking a little faded now. I plan to replace mine in 2015, hopefully with an airbeam. I won't be using it at all next year as we are off to Florida for three weeks so will need to save my pennies. When my husband comes with us we take our Monte Verde 900.

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